Our Tasks
The Digital Office, including Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), is the central unit that supports KIT in its digitalization efforts and advises and supports the management level in its responsibilities in this regard.
The Digital Office acts as an overarching mediator in terms of the management level’s responsibility. It is assigned to the Executive Board Department “Digitalization and Sustainability” and supports the Vice President Prof. Dr. Kora Kristof in her responsibility for the digitalization area of action in the KIT 2025 Strategy.
The Digital Office thus generally examines the possibilities and benefits of digitalization for KIT and drives them forward. The technical requirements and users’ needs are recorded and taken into account for the further development of KIT’s digital infrastructure.
Our Offerings
The Digital Office:
- advises and supports the Executive Board and the heads of divisions in shaping digitalization and information security issues.
- Together with the CIO, is responsible for the development and implementation of the digitalization strategy as part of the KIT 2025 Strategy.
- is responsible for creating structures (e.g. committees) for setting and coordinating digitalization topics and projects.
- provides and maintains an overview of digitalization at KIT and is the universal point of contact - in the sense of a pilot function - for digitalization topics at KIT.
- takes up user requirements, current developments and interests and brings them to the right place at KIT in a targeted manner.
- advises and supports in setting up and preparing digitization projects.
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Which topics are affected by digitalization at KIT?
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Information security should adequately protect an organization’s information. How does KIT safeguard the fundamental values of confidentiality, integrity and availability?
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Digitalization is part of the KIT 2025 Strategy as a strategic area of action. What goals and measures is KIT pursuing?
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How does KIT guarantee all stakeholder groups are involved in the processing of upcoming and future digitalization topics?
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01.07.2025 KIT is the first German university to launch a server in the Mastodon social network. The instance social.kit.edu serves as a networking platform for the scientific communication of institutions and projects at KIT. The pilot project was initiated and implemented by the DO, the ISD and STS-Corporate Communications in coordination with Vice President Digitalization and Sustainability Kora Kristof. The SCC is responsible for operation and technical support.
KIT is thus taking a step towards digital sovereignty - and supporting the sustainability goals.
Mastodon profile of the DO
30.06.2025 The Executive Board of KIT adopts "Guidelines for the use of generative AI". The guidelines cover all areas of work at a university and research institution.
They explicitly encourage the use of generative AI—but also oblige users to critically evaluate the results and comply with applicable legal regulations and the rules of good scientific practice.
The guidelines are accompanied by information and training opportunities.
06.06.2025 KIT's new digitalization governance emphasizes the central role of the cross-cutting topic of digitalization for the core tasks and overall success of KIT. It focuses on a few functional elements and committees, promotes implementation projects and strengthens the opportunity for broad participation.
20.05.2025 In a workshop at the KIT Library, the participants, including those from the Digital Office, developed ideas and approaches for the further development of responsible research assessment at KIT.
The workshop was part of the ERRED project.
You can find further news about digitalization at KIT in our news list.